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My son did this for the longest time. I asked our doctor about it and she said it was perfectly normal. They can't verbally express their emotions and this is the only way they know how to do it. Just make sure he does it on a carpet or put something soft under his head while he is banging it.

It's not for attention it's the only way at this age he is capable of expressing frustration and anger.

Are you spending enough time with him? True one on one time, and keeping him busy.. Tantrums are perfectly normal, but if he's getting that worked up, you should be finding out the root cause. Why does he need your attention so badly? And why does he think that hurting himself is the only way to get it?

Both of my boys went through a phase with that. I would simply move them to the middle of the living room floor, so they couldn't hit their head on anything and get hurt, then I would walk away. It didn't last long at all! Once they realized it wasn't doing any good, they would quit.